A hexameter is a verse of six feet, the heroic or epic measure of the Greeks and Romans. The sixth foot is always a spondee (two long syllables) or a trochee (a long and a short). The five first may be all dactyls (two short syllables and one long), or all spondees, or a mixture of both. The scheme of this verse then is with all the varieties which the mingling of the two kinds of feet affords. In modern poetry the hexameter has been frequently used.
In English hexameters accent is almost entirely substituted for length, and trochees generally take the place of spondees. Longfellow in his Evangeline, Kingsley in his Andromeda, and Clough in his Bothie adopted this form of verse. The following lines are specimens of dough's English hexameters: 0 let us
try, he
answered, the waters them
selves will sup
port us,
Yea very
ripples and
waves will
form to a
boat under neath us. Research Hexameter
Pegasus is an ancient Greek northern constellation, situated south-east of Andromeda. The three brightest stars of Pegasus form a square with Andromeda, called the square of Pegasus. The constellation, which is named for the winged horse of Greek mythology, is usually seen upside down in the sky, with only the head, neck, and front half of the animal represented by the stars. Research Pegasus
Andromeda is a genus of plants belonging to the heaths. One species, Andromeda polifolia, found in peat-bogs in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, is an acrid narcotic hurtful to sheep. Research Andromeda
John Bell was a Scottish surgeon. He was born in 1763 at Edinburgh 1763 and died in 1820. After completing his professional education he travelled for a short time in Russia and the north of Europe; and on his return to Edinburgh began to deliver extramural lectures on surgery and midwifery. These lectures, which he delivered between the years 1786 and 1796, were very highly esteemed, and speedily brought him into an extensive practice as a consulting and operating surgeon. His principal works are: The Anatomy of the Human Body, Discourses on the Nature and Cure of Wounds, The Principles of Surgery, and Letters on Professional Character, etc.
John Bell was a Scottish surgeon. He was born in 1763 at Edinburgh 1763 and died in 1820. After completing his professional education he travelled for a short time in Russia and the north of Europe; and on his return to Edinburgh began to deliver extramural lectures on surgery and midwifery. These lectures, which he delivered between the years 1786 and 1796, were very highly esteemed, and speedily brought him into an extensive practice as a consulting and operating surgeon. His principal works are: The Anatomy of the Human Body, Discourses on the Nature and Cure of Wounds, The Principles of Surgery, and Letters on Professional Character, etc.
John Bell was a Scottish surgeon. He was born in 1763 at Edinburgh 1763 and died in 1820. After completing his professional education he travelled for a short time in Russia and the north of Europe; and on his return to Edinburgh began to deliver extramural lectures on surgery and midwifery. These lectures, which he delivered between the years 1786 and 1796, were very highly esteemed, and speedily brought him into an extensive practice as a consulting and operating surgeon. His principal works are: The Anatomy of the Human Body, Discourses on the Nature and Cure of Wounds, The Principles of Surgery, and Letters on Professional Character, etc.
Walter Baade was a German-born American astronomer. He was born in 1893 and died in 1960. He proposed the existence of two stellar populations. He deduced this from photographs taken of the satellites of the AndromedaGalaxy (M31). Young stars belonging to the spiral arms of galaxies he called PopulationI stars and the old stars associated with the more central regions he called Population II stars. Baade reinvestigated the period-luminosity law for variable stars which can be used to measure the distances of nearby galaxies. In 1952 he proposed a revision of the law which meant that the estimated distances of these galaxies had to be doubled. Research Walter Baade
Kevin Sorbo is an American actor, director, and producer. He was born in 1958 at Mound, Minnesota. He is known for his starring role as 'Dylan Hunt' in the science-fiction television series 'Andromeda'. Research Kevin Sorbo
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